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Juanita Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006625
MRDS ID BL30194
Record type Site
Current site name Juanita Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.31613, -20.13092 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 24 KM S20 E OF TOMARE; 64 KM N55E OF UYUNI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 278
USGS model code 36c
Deposit model name Au-Sb vein
Mark3 model number 114

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Cancaniri Formation
    Rock description Cancaniri Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.31613, -20.13092
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tica Tica Syncline

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE JUANITA MINE OCCURS IN THE WEST FLANK OF THE TICA TICA SYNCLINE IN THE CANIRI FM GRAYWACKES OVERLAIN BY CROSS-BEDDED CRETACEOUS SANDSTONES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hugo Martinet

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS AND CROSSCUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ-STIBNITE VEINLETS UP TO ONE CENTIMETER WIDE ARE REGULARLY DISTRIBUTED. THREE SAMPLES TAKEN IN THE ADITS GAVE AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 2.98% SB OVER ONE METER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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